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Molecular Markers,
Natural History and Evolution, Second Edition
By John C. Avise
$59.95
Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publishers |
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Prof details uses for genetic markers
Molecular markers have opened exciting new windows through which
to view the biological world. Molecular
Markers, Natural History and Evolution, written by UGA genetics
professor John Avise, addresses the many applications for genetic
markers—polymorphic proteins and DNA—from the perspectives
of population biology, behavioral ecology, organismal evolution
and phylogeny.
The book is taxonomically balanced with numerous examples from plants,
animals and microbes. It is also temporally balanced with examples
ranging from assessments of genetic parentage and kinship in the
most recent generations to phylogenetic assessments deep in the
Tree of Life—and nearly everything in between.
This second edition of a seminal work brings the reader up to date
on the many dramatic advances and insights made over the past decade.
Furthermore, by retaining descriptions of many pioneering works,
this book also traces the empirical and conceptual roots of each
subject, and thereby provides a rich sense of the field’s
history.
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